Development of a questionnaire about preparation for future care needs (PFCN): Scale construction and psychometric properties;Entwicklung eines Fragebogens zur Vorbereitung von Senioren auf einen zukünftigen Pflegebedarf (FVP): Skalenkonstruktion und teststatistische Überprüfung

Diagnostica

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 130-139

  Pinquart, Martin ^a   Sörensen, Silvia ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Care needs; Elderly; Planning; Questionnaire; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006611991     PISSN: 00121924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1026//0012-1924.46.3.130     Document Type: Article

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